Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-29

other do not remember OF seeing Cash
carlS III the morning, aS John Knox said
/ did; | saw him late In the afternoon or on
I Wednesday morning. was examined BE-
fore the corOner's jury twice. Q-Was
your statement then the same AZ you have
here given. Question objected to and the
objection sustained
Odd you
KILL YOUR WIFE AND MoTHER-IN-LAw
on Monday, May 9th?
As this question was asked deep hush
fell over the audience The prisoner
waited Hment, and the answer came
clear but low:
God being my Judge ! never did
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Q.-GOu have been asked very solemnly
did you kill your wife aud mother-in-aw
Would you tell it if you did?
The prisoner was much confused and
answered that would depend upon crcum-
stances
OFF you did it in secret would you
tell il?
Al can hardly put myself in that
situation; know the conseq quences OF con-
vlctiOn and that there is another indict.
ment for murder against me; don't know
that an acquittal on this would 90 anyways
towards an acquittal on the other; If | am
convicted oil this don't suppose il would he
OF any use to try the next case; have AN
academic education; commenced teaching
in 1859
Odd You ever
PLAY POKER
in Steubenvill? Question objected Ia and
sustained unless the place was named;
said ,IOhnson's statement waa a base lie,
4 lie from beginning to end; don't make
any distinctions a. 10 the parts of 1t; re-
member the man Herald that he mention
ed; don't know OF any Motel in Steuben
Vile called the Commercial; have no rec
objection of being in that house playing
poker; can't say that was not; don
know whether ! was there before October
9th or not; | remember OF being in that
house about year ago.
Q.-What house?
A-The house that Herald called his;
htl6 l hlbN hlN tIllliP ibbll tue DbllSt, llOl
what II is used for; never made any re.
quest for any man to cash my coupons lor
me To play poker or any other game; never
had coupon in my life; | went west Octo
Der 9Th; left SteubenvIle about l. or
o o'clock at night On Monday morning,
May 9th, three men called at the McWha
premises to rent a stable il was about nine
O'Clock; | recognized one the men who had
spoken to me about it, they left to see
about work and came back about twelve
O'Clock; it WAS near one clock when the
bargain was closed and the article signed;
to a certain extent We all
roOE PART IN THE BARGAIN;
my wife was preparing the dinner; Mrs.
New ha did most of the talking; the Other
men came Il little after TWO o'clock, | don't
know their names; don I think ever gave
any one full description OF them; rs
near Is ! can TecolleCt the man who dId
the cOnycTSlng was large sized man,
about thirty years old; he was sandy COM
plected, with reddish brown mOustaChe,
he was about six feet tall aud squarrly
built: his mOustaChe was cut >uuarrly
across and he had a short, s,ubby beard
his clothing was fair and he was rather
respectable looking man; the man who
stood in the middle was heavy set, ) feet
or y inches in height; ne bad the India
ink on his arm; his complexion was sallow
and his mouth had peculiar puuting rN-
preston; he would weigh about 1870 pounds
his age would say was from - to 30; the
third man was something near the same
height aud weight rs the last man de-
scribed; he had On a cap; spoke with
German accent; the first man spoke with
an Irish hrDgue the second man ! don
think ever opened his mouth. The Lager
man asked 10 rent the stable, ! was In the
back hall door when they approached: !
told them about the stable being rented
and the article being drawn up. When !
told him this he Stid, well We are not 80
particular about the -lable, We would Ike
To sent lot Ia pat uu boarding house.
aud CtshrariS had sent us here. lie said
said he believed he would pay her u g"ui
price: he expected more than it was worth
We started out to the lot but the old Lady
said she was tired and she would 20 back
and take her rest
q Did yOu not say that she SAID She
wJuld lie down.
Al don I remember whether she sad |
that on not. am trying TO gtvr the -nh |
stance OF IT.
Q-lIaye you any objection to the words |
lie down
Al don't know as have; don I Ir-
member the exact words of my testimony |
yesterday; We were about an hour walking /
about the orchard and looking at the lot |
wc had tall; about the terms at the upper |
end of the orchard.
Col. McSwecney here detailed part OF
his yesterday testimony to the witness,
who